26 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Daily Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
1
The report describes a new scheme where a self styled tourist enters a city, buys a straw hat at a clothing store, claims it unravels on a Detroit boat, then demands a replacement. Observers doubt the hat ever existed and suspect a fresh con.
A warning about street salesmen offering deep discounts and home delivery, then returning for remaining payments. The piece advises buying only from reputable, established merchants to avoid deceitful schemes and poor quality goods.
A Wyandotte scam reappears as a stranger offers to buy or lease property, takes a 3800 deposit from a 600 bid, deposits it in a safety box, then vanishes. The box only contains old newspapers, revealing the ploy and the missing funds. The seller’s wife noted the suspicious setup and warned the husband. The con is a new dress for the classic game.
Official dispatches from Khabarovsk Siberia describe sensational abuses against Russian citizens in Manchuria. Hundreds of Soviet nationals were arrested by Chinese authorities in recent days and many were beaten as Russian railway workers fled to Soviet soil.
Eleven members of the Young People's League Soviet international were arrested in Ishpeming on Thursday night for obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct while staging a demonstration on the main thoroughfare. Ages ranged from 16 to 22 and included two girls.
Shanghai dispatches quote London Daily Mail saying Chu Vaoyarg Chinese chargé d affaires in Moscow will travel to Harbin as chief delegate of China to await opening talks with the Soviet Union over the Chinese Eastern railway dispute. The same dispatch notes the Russian side missing Mr. Serebriakoff's passport to enter Manchuria and begin negotiations for Russia.
Twelve 1930 Buick cars to be shown at Dr I Battle Motor Sales tomorrow starting 9:00 am. The event highlights new design changes and features across three price ranges and wheelbase series. Workmen convert the sales rooms into a show place as a ten piece orchestra performs through the day.
The inner Republican row over tariff rate levels in the bill before the senate finance committee may keep the measure from being ready when the senate reconvenes August 19 and could push final action into December. The delay grows as Republican members clash on policy, raising concerns of a prolonged dispute between houses after Senate action.
Glen Mannes aged 19 shares a birthday with brothers John 16 and Carl 12. All three were born July 15. Two sisters arrived on different dates. They are children of Mrs. John Mannes living south of Holland.
EL CENTRO California February 26. Eight people died when an automobile broke down in the Mojave Desert. Driver Enrique Armentas and Mrs Julia Perez with her six children perished after a fruitless water search while Armentas had recently left a wife and five children in Brawley. A passerby found the eight bodies along a little traveled road.
Officials say an Anglo American agreement to equalize cruiser strength or balance cruiser and destroyer forces could follow a Hoover MacDonald yardstick. If a satisfactory formula is ready by October, leaders may sign a naval reduction treaty within weeks.
The Times promotes its Classified Act as the best way to sell or buy goods, rent houses, find lost items, hire help, or market real estate at a low cost. It challenges readers to test its efficiency, inviting calls to 8 today to experience the service.
Clouds fog and rain over the Aleutians and British Columbia threaten to keep Lieut. E L Bromley grounded today as he plans a 4700 mile nonstop flight to Tokyo in a Lockheed monoplane. A U S Weather Bureau report notes thick weather and head winds along the route.
An unidentified man about 70 years old leaped from Goat Island bridge and was swept through the Niagara River rapids to the brink of the American Falls. George Miller a reservation patrolman and Emil Bowen witnessed the death leap.
Jackie Fields of California defeated title holder Joe Dundee in the second round after Dundee fouled during the exchange. Dundee floored twice earlier in the round. Fields showed lingering distress and could not continue, with referee Slim McClelland declaring Fields the winner.
Houston aviators Joel Glass and Glenn Loomis extended their 200 hour flight to 9 49 p m as the St Louis Robin team aims for longer endurance. In St Louis Forrest O Brine and Dale Jackson surpassed 816 hours and eye 600 hours, while Minneapolis and Chicago hopefuls chase long endurance flights amid favorable weather.
Dr. H. J. Theunissen won the Central Michigan Golf Association medalist trophy with a 77 in the qualifying round at Alma. He beat Beech of St. Johns 8 6 in match play. Theisen and Stickle advanced, both Mt. Pleasant entrants, with Theisen topping Ditto of Alma 7 6 and Stickle beating Ralph Wagner one up at the nineteenth. More locals from Alma, Ithaca, and Portland remain, with elimination matches and finals set for tomorrow.
Grand Rapids records show shortages and average measures at gasoline stations after a week long check by Cleo Smith assistant dealer of weights and measures. Attendants Kenneth Evans and Leonard Blackall were fined 75 dollars plus costs for selling short measures and were warned that repeated offenses could lead to jail.
In Berlin on July 26 Dr. Ludwig Schuster notes elephants cope with dry seasons by drilling shallow wells with their trunks. They scrape soil several feet deep, let water seep in, and collect it as a water source.
Herbert Lyons and Helen Cowles, both of Sherman Township, pled guilty to child abandonment and will be sentenced by Circuit Judge Ray Hart. The 86 hour old baby girl was left in a James Pennington yard near Weidman on July 14 and found unharmed. Lyons and Cowles were arrested July 17 after confessing.
The Central State Dramatic Class directed by Orville C Miller staged two one act plays Thursday at the college auditorium. Hater the Hero by Theresa Helburn featured Cathryn Carrick as the girl with the imagined romance and Woodward Smith as the lover. The cast also included Josephine Shore Doris Davidson and Alta Peel. My Lady Dreams starred Marguerite Sage as the Old Woman with strong support from Grate Cummings Cathryn Carrick Trelyn Ridmonds and Margaret Skaggs Wini fred Kane.
A Mt. Pleasant high school language instructor Miss Ethel LaMore, studying at The Sorbonne in Paris, describes vivid visits to Versailles fountains and the Neptune group, a Carmen performance, and a day trip to Fontainebleau with its ancient walls, double doors, and lakes, reflecting on life in France.
Deputy Attorney General Emerson R. Boyles told Midland operators that plans by Isaac Shuler and associates to auction oil royalties were illegal because the securities lacked Security Commission valuation. Prosecutor Chester B. Morris halted the sale yesterday, and Shuler claimed ignorance of Michigan law.
The Durfee Realty Co announces a relocation of its offices to the former Maytag Washing Machine agency on South College Avenue effective today. The agency, operating for 19 years in Mt. Pleasant, offers real estate, insurance, and radio sales from the new location.
John L. Boer of Grand Rapids, formerly assistant secretary of labor and industry, is appointed to succeed Herbert F. Baker as secretary. Baker resigns due to ill health after serving since 1927. he plans to return to Cheboygan.
Michigan State Police Traffic Division shows the educational feature It Could Happen to You at the Broadway Theater to warn the public about traffic dangers. Trooper Raymond G. Kathe oversees the local screening as part of a statewide effort to reduce highway accidents and teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade proper street conduct.
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